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Chemistry Ph.D. Student and Army Reservist Finds His Way at UNCG

Garett Barto holds his Army uniform

Garett Barto is not your traditional college student. On top of managing the demanding schedule of a PhD student in UNCG’s Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, he also currently serves as a captain in the U.S. Army Reserves.  So when he’s not in the lab researching the deadly bacteria Bacillus anthracis … Continued


Keeping it safe: privacy-protecting data sharing for AI

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Join the UNCG Department of Computer Science for this presentation in their colloquium series! Sharing individually contributed data is a cornerstone of modern artificial intelligence.For example, large language models (LLMs) were trained on hundreds of billion tokens scraped from the internet. However, the data generated by individual users contain sensitive … Continued


Computer Science Colloquium By Dr. Jiangwen Sun

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Join the Computer Science Department for this presentation in their colloquium series! Dr. Jiangwen Sun will present, “Impact of different loss functions in training DNN for understanding regulatory roles of DNA sequence in DNA methylation.” Functonal genomic events, such as DNA methylation, regulate gene expression by moderating chromatin state, playing … Continued


World Philosophy Day

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Come join faculty and students for a celebration of philosophy! Bring a photo and/or a quote from your favorite philosopher to share. Refreshments will be served. Join us in Moore Humanities & Research Administration Building (MHRA), Room 3501!


A Great Conversation: Is it Time for Humans to Live on Mars?

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As part of the “Great Conversation” series, Dr. Elliot Goodine, a UNCG philosophy lecturer, will present ethical considerations for and against the colonization of other planets. After that, he will open the floor for discussion. Free and open to the public.


What Body?

"What Body" Flyer.

This is an interactive dance and art installation presented by Davida Reid, MFA in Dance! This event is hosted by UNCG’s African American & African Diaspora Studies (AADS) and School of Dance. Join us in the Curry Building Auditorium (Rm. 225)! Free and open to the public.


Care and Custody: Past Responses to Mental Health

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Care and Custody is a traveling exhibition that explores the history of mental health in the United States. It examines the connections between asylums and incarceration and the ways people worked to create a more inclusive society. Dr. Anne Parsons of the UNCG Department of History curated the exhibit, which … Continued